Raploz
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I got this idea after replying to another thread
There I said Nintendo will most likely continue with the Switch formula but just add another kind of gimmick to entice customers to upgrade.
Turns out there's something very obvious they could add to their next-gen console. I'll elaborate:
During the Wii U era they invested heavily on the gamepad. They came up with a technology to wirelessly stream video with a very low latency to it.
Then we got the Switch, an evolution that completely solved most issues people had with the Wii U. Mainly the inability to take the gamepad everywhere.
Well, one of the current limitations of the Switch is that you need to physically connect it to the dock. Westerners are lazy. We don't want to get our fat azz out of the couch to plug the console to the dock. As smart japanese people, they know that.
Well, see where I'm going with this?
Nintendo executives are cheapskates. They don't want to invest in a technology and not milk it for decades. That's what they've been doing with motion controls for years, so there's precedent for that. They won't abandon a good technology they developed. Unused R&D is wasted money, and wasted money is no good.
Well, now we come to the part where I reveal what I teased on the title:
Next-gen Switch/whatever will have a wireless dock. They'll use an improved version of the wireless video tech they developed for Wii U, but instead of sending the signal to the console it will send it to your TV with a very low latency. You'll likely be able to charge the system on the dock still, but you won't need to connect it to the dock to see an image on your screen.
This is not some kind of alien technology either, it already exists and can probably be done cheaply enough in a couple of years:
They have the technology, the patents, and they already spent money developing it to a failed console. They would be dumb to not use that technology in their favor.
What do you think?
There I said Nintendo will most likely continue with the Switch formula but just add another kind of gimmick to entice customers to upgrade.
Turns out there's something very obvious they could add to their next-gen console. I'll elaborate:
During the Wii U era they invested heavily on the gamepad. They came up with a technology to wirelessly stream video with a very low latency to it.
Then we got the Switch, an evolution that completely solved most issues people had with the Wii U. Mainly the inability to take the gamepad everywhere.
Well, one of the current limitations of the Switch is that you need to physically connect it to the dock. Westerners are lazy. We don't want to get our fat azz out of the couch to plug the console to the dock. As smart japanese people, they know that.
Well, see where I'm going with this?
Nintendo executives are cheapskates. They don't want to invest in a technology and not milk it for decades. That's what they've been doing with motion controls for years, so there's precedent for that. They won't abandon a good technology they developed. Unused R&D is wasted money, and wasted money is no good.
Well, now we come to the part where I reveal what I teased on the title:
Next-gen Switch/whatever will have a wireless dock. They'll use an improved version of the wireless video tech they developed for Wii U, but instead of sending the signal to the console it will send it to your TV with a very low latency. You'll likely be able to charge the system on the dock still, but you won't need to connect it to the dock to see an image on your screen.
This is not some kind of alien technology either, it already exists and can probably be done cheaply enough in a couple of years:
They have the technology, the patents, and they already spent money developing it to a failed console. They would be dumb to not use that technology in their favor.
What do you think?
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